title: Osteoarticular bacterial infections are rare in HIV-infected patients. 14 cases found among 4,023 HIV-infected patients.
abstract: Among 4,023 HIV-infected patients admitted to a large Italian university hospital in the period 1985-1996, 14 had concomitant HIV and bacterial osteoarticular infections. Staphylococcus aureus infections were commonest and were diagnosed in 8 patients. Intravenous drug addiction was the only risk factor significantly associated with the development of osteoarticular infection (p = 0.04). In contrast, no statistical correlations were found with age, sex, absolute number of circulating T-CD4+ lymphocytes, neutrophils and stage of HIV infection. In conclusion, osteoarticular infections are uncommon in HIV-infected patients and are more directly related to parenteral drug abuse than to HIV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gasparini
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Lucia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tumbarello
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tacconelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caldarola
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cauda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D001850:Bone Diseases, Infectious / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications